by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
What’s in a Biglaw name? A lot, actually. Mix up your K names and you could end up working for a spineless firm that puts profits over principles (Kirkland) instead of getting free Coca-Cola in the break room (King & Spalding). And before you say that worrying...
by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
One of the many benefits of having a federal clerkship is the extra bonus you’ll receive if you decide to head to a Biglaw firm post-clerkship. Many elite firms really want people with highly demanding clerkship experience to work for them, and that’s why the high end...
by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
Last week, we wrote about yet another lawyer filing a brief riddled with AI hallucinations. But to spice up the story, the attorney, Steven Feldman, responded to the Order to Show Cause with a bunch of overwrought meditations on the nature of lawyering. “Each...
by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
I’m attending the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) Conference this week in Portland, Oregon. It’s one of my favorite conferences. Law librarians are, as a group, friendly, unassuming, and knowledgeable, as I have discussed before. I couldn’t help but...
by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
A&O Shearman’s securities litigation practice is a little lighter. As of today, New York-based partner Agnès Dunogué has moved firms, opting to continue her career at Freshfields. Freshfields’ co-head of securities and shareholder litigation Mary Eaton said of the...
by RG | Jul 21, 2025 | above the law
Famed parking garage lawyer Alina Habba spent her tenure as the quasi-U.S. Attorney for New Jersey stoking Epstein file rumors and pushing political prosecutions against Democrats inspecting ICE facilities. Now, mercifully, that tenure should be coming to a close....
